Allen Miller

Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Allen Miller talks about his work as a technician for a contractor that works exclusively for Chevron in the oil fields surrounding the small town of McKittrick, Calif., just north of Taft in oil country.

Allen Miller talks about his work as a technician for a contractor that works exclusively for Chevron in the oil fields surrounding the small town of McKittrick, Calif., just north of Taft in oil country. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Allen Miller talks about his work as a technician for a contractor that works exclusively for Chevron in the oil fields surrounding the small town of McKittrick, Calif., just north of Taft in oil country.